Accountant: Compliance

Our client is a producer, packer, and exporter of quality citrus fruit located in the Citrusdal Valley. They are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Management Accountant to join their passionate and efficient cross-functional team with high regard to leadership, empowerment and trust.

Reporting to the Financial Manager, this is a service role supporting the operational units to make informed cost-efficient decisions and provide transparency of farming operational cost. The pursuit of international best practice will contribute to financial stability of farming operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Management of data capturing processes and data integrity of various systems
  • Ensure cost allocation accuracy
  • Data modelling & report writing (Jet Reports)
  • Management Reporting and analysis including but not limited to:
    • Financial Reporting
    • Operations divisional reporting
    • Project reporting
    • Costing and modelling of projects
    • Analyzing key performance indicators within the production operations
    • Inventory management
    • Support with budgeting processes
    • Investigate and report on budget variances
    • Audit support

 Requirements:

  • Applicable tertiary qualification (e.g. B.Com Management Accounting/CIMA), with continuous learning attitude
  • Relevant and proven experience, preferably within agricultural environment
  • Advanced numerical and financial capability
  • Aptitude to manage large quantity of data and variables
  • Attention to detail
  • Analytical skills with practical flair
  • Experience in Microsoft products, specifically Dynamics 365
  • Business Central, Power BI and advanced excel will be in the candidate’s favour.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, with emphasis on EQ and influence
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Willingness and ability to work and prosper within a team environment
  • Self-motivated, driven, resilient and humble

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Closing date:      13 August 2025

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